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A 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred on Kilauea Volcano at 12:55 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2019. No tsunami is expected from this quake. According to the USGS ‘Did you feel it?’ website the quake was felt throughout Hawaii Island.

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Hawaii State Holidays for 2019-2020

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A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 has struck the south flank of Kilauea volcano at 11:33 a.m. Friday (May 4). There is no tsunami threat. Numerous aftershocks are being felt throughout the island.

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This is a Civil Defense Message. Please disregard message of nuclear attack. There is NO THREAT of Missile Launch at this time. I repeat, there is NO THREAT at this time.

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A moderate earthquake on the south flank of Kilauea occured at 7:01 a.m. HST with a magnitude of 5.3. There is no tsunami threat from this quake.

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A weak quake shook Hawaii Island at 12:23 p.m. Wednesday (Dec 16). No damage was reported from the temblor. It was reportedly widely felt throughout Hawaii Island, most strongly in Volcano, Puna and Hilo.

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A weak quake occured at 10:30 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2015 at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Preliminary magnitude is 3.8 for the quake. There is no tsunami threat from this event.

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A weak quake struck on the Big Island at 9:06 p.m. Friday, November 14, 2014. Social media reports have people reportedly feeling the quake in Volcano, Mountain View, Hilo and Papaikou.

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The Senate Committee on Ways and Means today advanced an amended version of Senate Bill 2609, a measure that would incrementally increase Hawaii’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2017. The changes to the measure reflect the committees desire to strike a balance between concerns from advocates on both sides of the issue to […]

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The House today passed 83 bills that cover a broad range of issues on education, health care, social services, housing and homelessness, economic development, aging and senior care, space exploration, and climate change and the environment. The body now stands in recess and will reconvene to take action on additional measures up for third reading […]

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An earthquake was felt around the Big Island at about 10:27 p.m. Saturday (Dec 7). The temblor was felt in the Volcano area, Ka‘u, Kona and Waimea. Data from the U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.8 magnitude quake.

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TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 1035 AM HST MON JUL 29 2013 TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT – LOCAL TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME […]

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My friends, politics isn’t a hobby or a past time. At its center, politics is community, and we as office holders are obliged to address our efforts to the greater good of the larger community. At its heart, politics is about doing good and relieving suffering. If politics is done right, it is all about […]

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Time-lapse movie looking over Hilo from the Lagoon Center towards Mauna Kea.

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